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Katalyst's Link spacecraft is declared incapable of boosting Swift into a higher orbit, ending the decades-long mission

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u/teridon — 1 day ago
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New NASA 737-700 “Reduced Gravity Aircraft”

I am particularly excited to see a new aircraft join NASA, especially a Boeing jet. I found some more pics of the new vomit comet on the website of the contractor who is modifying the airframe, Denmar Technical Services. Credit to them.

I saw the image shared by NASA AFRC but I wanted more. This airframe has an interesting air force past that can be dug into. Some notes: old style winglets, and no cargo doors. Another reason it is interesting is because passenger variant 737-700s are not sold anymore, short of the E-7 and new MAX 7. Finally, the classic styled livery is refreshing and I appreciate it very much. Excited to hopefully see it fly one day!

u/jakep623 — 3 days ago
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High Resolution Images from the Falcon 9 Impact Crater

For anyone interested in it, here is a link to the article discussing the imaging of the crater made by the recent falcon 9 impact: https://lroc.im-ldi.com/images/1499

Thanks to the KPLO team for the original before and after images, that helped the LROC team follow up and obtain these fantastic images!

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u/LiviMoon — 2 days ago
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NASA can send astronaut explorers to Mars within a decade

We can send astronaut explorers to Mars within a decade—if Congress and the federal government fully fund and commit to a serious NASA-led plan.

So far, however, our national leaders have failed to establish such a plan. Unlike the Apollo program, which set a clear goal, timetable, and commitment to land astronauts on the Moon, NASA’s current approach to human Mars exploration remains more of an aspiration than an actual program. It lacks a firm timetable, sustained funding, and a clear national commitment to make it happen.

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u/EdwardHeisler — 2 days ago
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NASA Just Found a Clever Way To Keep Voyager 2 Alive in Deep Space

Nearly 50 years after launch, NASA has found a clever way to stretch Voyager 2’s fading power supply and buy its science mission at least another year.

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have found a way to reduce Voyager 2’s power use, giving the historic spacecraft more time to continue collecting scientific data.

The operation, nicknamed the “Big Bang,” required the team to shut down certain powered devices at the same time and replace them with alternatives that require less electricity. Engineers also had to make sure Voyager 2 would remain warm enough for its systems to keep functioning !

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260810015703.htm

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u/ADragonFromTheAbyss — 4 days ago
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Got to see the historic Mission Control room and Saturn V at the Johnson Space Center.

u/Lucky_Yam6126 — 5 days ago
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NASA Space Apps Challenge Megathread

Please use this megathread for any discussions about the NASA Space Apps Challenge. There have been a number of posts looking for team members and the mods felt that if we consolidated all requests to a single post it will have more visibility. We will leave the ones already posted open, but anything new needs to use this post.

For visibility, here are the existing posts that we're aware of. If we missed yours, please comment here and we'll add it to the list.

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u/dkozinn — 3 days ago